In-camera multiple exposure of the solar eclipse as seen in Salem, Oregon.
PHOTOGRAPH BY MARCUS YAM, LOS ANGELES TIMES/GETTY

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Guests react to the total eclipse in the football stadium at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.
PHOTOGRAPH BY BRIAN SNYDER, TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY/REUTERS

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The diamond ring effect appears as the solar eclipse totality ends over the Orchard Dale historical farm near Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The location, which is in the path of totality, is also at the point of greatest intensity.
PHOTOGRAPH BY MARK HUMPHREY, AP

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A crowd gathers in front of the Hollywood sign at the Griffith Observatory to watch the solar eclipse in Los Angeles, California.
PHOTOGRAPH BY RICHARD VOGEL, AP

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In this multiple exposure photograph, the phases of a partial solar eclipse are seen over the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, just a few miles outside of the path of totality.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JEFF ROBERSON, AP

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People watch the solar eclipse in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN SOMMERS II, REUTERS

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A crowd reacts to the view of a partial solar eclipse as it peaks at over 70% percent coverage in New York City.
PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHAEL NOBLE JR., AP

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The solar eclipse is seen through the suspension wires of the Brooklyn Bridge in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
PHOTOGRAPH BY STEPHANIE KEITH, REUTERS

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People use protective glasses to watch the solar eclipse along the waterfront near the Children's Museum in Boston, Massachusetts.
PHOTOGRAPH BY KEITH BEDFORD, THE BOSTON GLOBE/GETTY

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The umbra, the moon's shadow, over the United States from space is seen from the International Space Station from outer space. Courtesy @Space_Station/Intl. Space Station/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION/REUTERS

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People watch the solar eclipse from Clingmans Dome, which at 6,643 feet (2,025m) is the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JONATHAN ERNST, REUTERS

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Deborah Lock looks at the eclipse through her glasses as it goes into totality on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Riverton, Wyoming.
PHOTOGRAPH BY HELEN H. RICHARDSON, THE DENVER POST/GETTY

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A woman views the solar eclipse at 'Top of the Rock' observatory at Rockefeller Center in New York City.
PHOTOGRAPH BY DREW ANGERER, GETTY

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Close obscure the moon as it covers a part of the sun during a partial eclipse in Richmond, Virginia.
PHOTOGRAPH BY STEVE HELBER, AP

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Members of the Rome Braves minor leage baseball team watch the eclipse during a break in their game in Columbia, South Carolina.
PHOTOGRAPH BY SEAN RAYFORD, GETTY

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A group of people watches the eclipse from the roof of their car in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JESSICA RINALDI, THE BOSTON GLOBE/GETTY

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The corona of the sun is visible during the totality of the solar eclipse viewed from Dallas, Oregon.
PHOTOGRAPH BY ALEX MILLAN TRACY, SIPA/AP

The International Space Station (bottom right), with a crew of six onboard, is seen in silhouette as it transits the Sun at roughly five miles per second during a partial solar eclipse near Banner, Wyoming.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL KOWSKY, NASA/GETTY

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A family watches the start of the solar eclipse while flying over the United States from London's Heathrow airport to Miami.
PHOTOGRAPH BY OWEN HUMPHREYS, PA IMAGES/GETTY

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A crowd wears protective glasses as they watch the beginning of the solar eclipse from Salem, Oregon.
PHOTOGRAPH BY DON RYAN, AP

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People use solar viewing glasses as the sun emerges through fog cover before the solar eclipse in Depoe Bay, Oregon.
PHOTOGRAPH BY MIKE BLAKE, REUTERS

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Solar Eclipse in Depoe Bay, Oregon
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The moon begins to move across the the sun during a solar eclipse in the path of totality in Salem, Oregon.
PHOTOGRAPH BY ELAINE THOMPSON, AP

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A cheerleader tests out a pair of solar viewing glasses during a eclipse viewing event on the campus of Southern Illinois University (SIU) in Carbondale, Illinois.
PHOTOGRAPH BY DANIEL ACKER, BLOOMBERG/GETTY

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31 PHOTOS
The moon almost totally eclipses the sun during a near total solar eclipse as seen from Salem, Oregon.
PHOTOGRAPH BY DON RYAN, AP
People view the solar eclipse at 'Top of the Rock' observatory at Rockefeller Center in New York City.
PHOTOGRAPH BY DREW ANGERER, GETTY
Piper Truza watches a phase of a partial solar eclipse visible in Detroit, Michigan.
PHOTOGRAPH BY PAUL SANCYA, AP
In-camera multiple exposure of the solar eclipse as seen in Salem, Oregon.
PHOTOGRAPH BY MARCUS YAM, LOS ANGELES TIMES/GETTY
Guests react to the total eclipse in the football stadium at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.
PHOTOGRAPH BY BRIAN SNYDER, TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY/REUTERS
The diamond ring effect appears as the solar eclipse totality ends over the Orchard Dale historical farm near Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The location, which is in the path of totality, is also at the point of greatest intensity.
PHOTOGRAPH BY MARK HUMPHREY, AP
A crowd gathers in front of the Hollywood sign at the Griffith Observatory to watch the solar eclipse in Los Angeles, California.
PHOTOGRAPH BY RICHARD VOGEL, AP
In this multiple exposure photograph, the phases of a partial solar eclipse are seen over the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, just a few miles outside of the path of totality.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JEFF ROBERSON, AP
People watch the solar eclipse in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN SOMMERS II, REUTERS
A crowd reacts to the view of a partial solar eclipse as it peaks at over 70% percent coverage in New York City.
PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHAEL NOBLE JR., AP
The solar eclipse is seen through the suspension wires of the Brooklyn Bridge in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
PHOTOGRAPH BY STEPHANIE KEITH, REUTERS
People use protective glasses to watch the solar eclipse along the waterfront near the Children's Museum in Boston, Massachusetts.
PHOTOGRAPH BY KEITH BEDFORD, THE BOSTON GLOBE/GETTY
The umbra, the moon's shadow, over the United States from space is seen from the International Space Station from outer space. Courtesy @Space_Station/Intl. Space Station/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION/REUTERS
People watch the solar eclipse from Clingmans Dome, which at 6,643 feet (2,025m) is the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JONATHAN ERNST, REUTERS
Deborah Lock looks at the eclipse through her glasses as it goes into totality on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Riverton, Wyoming.
PHOTOGRAPH BY HELEN H. RICHARDSON, THE DENVER POST/GETTY
A woman views the solar eclipse at 'Top of the Rock' observatory at Rockefeller Center in New York City.
PHOTOGRAPH BY DREW ANGERER, GETTY
Close obscure the moon as it covers a part of the sun during a partial eclipse in Richmond, Virginia.
PHOTOGRAPH BY STEVE HELBER, AP
Members of the Rome Braves minor leage baseball team watch the eclipse during a break in their game in Columbia, South Carolina.
PHOTOGRAPH BY SEAN RAYFORD, GETTY
A group of people watches the eclipse from the roof of their car in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JESSICA RINALDI, THE BOSTON GLOBE/GETTY
The corona of the sun is visible during the totality of the solar eclipse viewed from Dallas, Oregon.
PHOTOGRAPH BY ALEX MILLAN TRACY, SIPA/AP
A girl prepares to view the solar eclipse in Los Angeles, California.
PHOTOGRAPH BY FRANCINE ORR, LOS ANGELES TIMES/GETTY
The International Space Station (bottom right), with a crew of six onboard, is seen in silhouette as it transits the Sun at roughly five miles per second during a partial solar eclipse near Banner, Wyoming.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL KOWSKY, NASA/GETTY
A family watches the start of the solar eclipse while flying over the United States from London's Heathrow airport to Miami.
PHOTOGRAPH BY OWEN HUMPHREYS, PA IMAGES/GETTY
A crowd wears protective glasses as they watch the beginning of the solar eclipse from Salem, Oregon.
PHOTOGRAPH BY DON RYAN, AP
People use solar viewing glasses as the sun emerges through fog cover before the solar eclipse in Depoe Bay, Oregon.
PHOTOGRAPH BY MIKE BLAKE, REUTERS
Solar Eclipse in Depoe Bay, Oregon
PHOTOGRAPH BY MIKE BLAKE, REUTERS
The moon begins to move across the the sun during a solar eclipse in the path of totality in Salem, Oregon.
PHOTOGRAPH BY ELAINE THOMPSON, AP
A cheerleader tests out a pair of solar viewing glasses during a eclipse viewing event on the campus of Southern Illinois University (SIU) in Carbondale, Illinois.
PHOTOGRAPH BY DANIEL ACKER, BLOOMBERG/GETTY
Chas Mathis from Morristown, Tennessee uses binoculars with special solar filters to watch the sunrise as he waits in Veteran's Park for the total solar eclipse on August 21.
PHOTOGRAPH BY DOUG STRICKLAND, CHATTANOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS VIA AP

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A car decorated for the solar eclipse sits at a campsite at a farm near Hopkinsville, Kentuck on August 21. The location, which is in the path of totality of the solar eclipse, is also at the point of greatest intensity.
PHOTOGRAPH BY MARK HUMPHREY, AP

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A woman looks through a telescope on a football field the evening before a solar eclipse in Madras, Oregon on August 20.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JASON REDMOND, REUTERS